Star Performance and Retention: The Internal Business Perspective Employee success is critical for the organization and for the individuals. What skills set star performers apart? What core competencies are linked to career and personal success? In a recent study, one of the first in the Middle East, Six Seconds partnered with Dubai Knowledge Village to assess knowledge workers in this hub of the region’s economic engine. In a study of 418 leaders living in the region, there is a very strong relationship between emotional intelligence skills and performance outcomes). Scores on the SEI (Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Assessment) predict over 58% of the variation in critical professional and personal success factors (such as effectiveness, influence, relationships, financial and career status). 43
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For the 418 people in this Dubai study, 58% of the variation in performance (including effectiveness, influence, relationships, financial and career status) is predicted by EQ. 43
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